Numerology dependent communication timing

ABSTRACT

Methods, systems, and devices for communication timing (e.g., random access channel (RACH) timing) in a wireless communication are described. A base station and a user equipment (UE) may perform a communication procedure (e.g., to establish a communication link between the base station the UE). The communication timing associated with the communication procedure may depend on the numerology used for the communication procedure and may be conveyed by the base station to the UE in a control message or via system information. In some cases, the numerology may indicate the communication timing.

CROSS REFERENCES

The present Application for Patent claims priority to U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 62/470,252 by Islam et al., entitled “NUMEROLOGYDEPENDENT RANDOM ACCESS TIMING,” filed Mar. 11, 2017, and to U.S.Provisional Patent Application No. 62/557,127 by Islam et al., entitled“NUMEROLOGY DEPENDENT RANDOM ACCESS TIMING,” filed Sep. 11, 2017, eachwhich is assigned to the assignee hereof.

BACKGROUND

The following relates generally to wireless communication and morespecifically to numerology dependent communication timing.

Wireless communications systems are widely deployed to provide varioustypes of communication content such as voice, video, packet data,messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be capable ofsupporting communication with multiple users by sharing the availablesystem resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power). Examples of suchmultiple-access systems include code division multiple access (CDMA)systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequencydivision multiple access (FDMA) systems, and orthogonal frequencydivision multiple access (OFDMA) systems, (e.g., a Long Term Evolution(LTE) system, or a New Radio (NR) system). A wireless multiple-accesscommunications system may include a number of base stations or accessnetwork nodes, each simultaneously supporting communication for multiplecommunication devices, which may be otherwise known as user equipment(UE).

In wireless communications systems, a random access channel (RACH)procedure may be performed between a UE and a base station in order forthe UE to acquire and attach to a particular cell served by the basestation. During the RACH procedure, a base station and a UE may exchangerandom access messages that are communicated at certain times accordingto a RACH timing for the RACH procedure. The RACH timing may bespecified based on a given time interval, such as a subframe, however,some wireless communications systems may support varying durations for asubframe, which may lead to inconsistent RACH timing for the RACHprocedure.

SUMMARY

The described techniques relate to improved methods, systems, devices,or apparatuses that support numerology dependent communication timing.Generally, the described techniques provide for different numerologiesto be used in a communication procedure such as random access channel(RACH) procedure. Different communication timings for the communicationprocedure may be based on the numerology used for the communicationprocedure and an indication of the communication timing may betransmitted from a base station to a user equipment (UE). In some cases,the indication of the communication timing may include an indication ofthe numerology to be used for the communication procedure and thenumerology may indicate the communication timing. Numerology may referto a given tone spacing (i.e., the bandwidth between each tone orsubcarrier in the frequency domain), symbol duration (i.e., the timeinterval designated as a single time resource), number of tones within acarrier (i.e., the number of subcarriers spanning a given componentcarrier for wireless communication), the number of symbols spanning aframe, subframe, slot, mini-slot, or any other time interval of thewireless network, etc.

A method of wireless communications is described. The method may includereceiving, from a base station, an indication of a numerology to be usedfor a communication procedure, determining a minimum time gap for thecommunication procedure based at least in part on the numerology, andcommunicating with the base station in accordance with the minimum timegap.

An apparatus for wireless communications is described. The apparatus mayinclude means for receiving, from a base station, an indication of anumerology to be used for a communication procedure, means fordetermining a minimum time gap for the communication procedure based atleast in part on the numerology, and means for communicating with thebase station in accordance with the minimum time gap.

Another apparatus for wireless communications is described. Theapparatus may include a processor, memory in electronic communicationwith the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. Theinstructions may be operable to cause the processor to receive, from abase station, an indication of a numerology to be used for acommunication procedure, determine a minimum time gap for thecommunication procedure based at least in part on the numerology, andcommunicate with the base station in accordance with the minimum timegap.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for wireless communications isdescribed. The non-transitory computer-readable medium may includeinstructions operable to cause a processor to receive, from a basestation, an indication of a numerology to be used for a communicationprocedure, determine a minimum time gap for the communication procedurebased at least in part on the numerology, and communicate with the basestation in accordance with the minimum time gap.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the minimum time gap may be aminimum wait time for a user equipment (UE) between receipt of adownlink message and transmission of an uplink message in response tothe downlink message.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the downlink message may be agrant received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and theuplink message may be transmitted via a physical uplink shared channel(PUSCH).

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the downlink message may bereceived via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and the uplinkmessage may be transmitted via a physical uplink control channel(PUCCH).

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, receiving the indication ofthe numerology comprises: receiving the indication of the numerology viaone or more of a master information block (MIB), remaining minimumsystem information (RMSI), a system information block (SIB), a physicaldownlink control channel (PDCCH), a radio resource control (RRC)message, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondarysynchronization signal (SSS), a tertiary synchronization signal, orcombinations thereof.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the minimum time gap may be anabsolute time or a default number of symbols.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the communication proceduremay be a random access channel (RACH) procedure.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the minimum time gap may be aminimum wait time for a user equipment (UE) between receipt of asuccessfully decoded random access response (RAR) in a physical downlinkshared channel (PDSCH) and a radio resource control (RRC) connectionrequest transmission.

A method of wireless communications is described. The method may includeidentifying a numerology for a communication procedure, conveying, to auser equipment (UE), an indication of the numerology, wherein thenumerology is indicative of a minimum time gap for the communicationprocedure, and communicating with the UE in accordance with the minimumtime gap.

An apparatus for wireless communications is described. The apparatus mayinclude means for identifying a numerology for a communicationprocedure, means for conveying, to a user equipment (UE), an indicationof the numerology, wherein the numerology is indicative of a minimumtime gap for the communication procedure, and means for communicatingwith the UE in accordance with the minimum time gap.

Another apparatus for wireless communications is described. Theapparatus may include a processor, memory in electronic communicationwith the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. Theinstructions may be operable to cause the processor to identify anumerology for a communication procedure, convey, to a user equipment(UE), an indication of the numerology, wherein the numerology isindicative of a minimum time gap for the communication procedure, andcommunicate with the UE in accordance with the minimum time gap.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for wireless communications isdescribed. The non-transitory computer-readable medium may includeinstructions operable to cause a processor to identify a numerology fora communication procedure, convey, to a user equipment (UE), anindication of the numerology, wherein the numerology is indicative of aminimum time gap for the communication procedure, and communicate withthe UE in accordance with the minimum time gap.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the minimum time gap may be aminimum time between transmission of a downlink message and receipt ofan uplink message in response to the downlink message.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the downlink message may be agrant received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and theuplink message may be transmitted via a physical uplink shared channel(PUSCH).

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the downlink message may bereceived via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and the uplinkmessage may be transmitted via a physical uplink control channel(PUCCH).

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, conveying the indication ofthe numerology comprises: conveying the indication of the numerology viaone or more of a master information block (MIB), remaining minimumsystem information (RMSI), a system information block (SIB), a physicaldownlink control channel (PDCCH), a radio resource control (RRC)message, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondarysynchronization signal (SSS), a tertiary synchronization signal, orcombinations thereof.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the minimum time gap may be anabsolute time or a default number of symbols.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the communication proceduremay be a random access channel (RACH) procedure.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the minimum time gap may be aminimum wait time for the UE between receipt of a successfully decodedrandom access response (RAR) in a physical downlink shared channel(PDSCH) and response radio resource control (RRC) connection requesttransmission.

A method of wireless communications is described. The method may includeidentifying that a random access channel (RACH) procedure is to beperformed, receiving, at a user equipment (UE), an indication of anumerology to be used for the RACH procedure, and determining a RACHtiming to be used by the UE based at least in part on the numerology 2.

An apparatus for wireless communications is described. The apparatus mayinclude means for identifying that a random access channel (RACH)procedure is to be performed, means for receiving, at a user equipment(UE), an indication of a numerology to be used for the RACH procedure,and means for determining a RACH timing to be used by the UE based atleast in part on the numerology 2.

Another apparatus for wireless communications is described. Theapparatus may include a processor, memory in electronic communicationwith the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. Theinstructions may be operable to cause the processor to identify that arandom access channel (RACH) procedure is to be performed, receive, at auser equipment (UE), an indication of a numerology to be used for theRACH procedure, and determine a RACH timing to be used by the UE basedat least in part on the numerology 2.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for wireless communications isdescribed. The non-transitory computer-readable medium may includeinstructions operable to cause a processor to identify that a randomaccess channel (RACH) procedure is to be performed, receive, at a userequipment (UE), an indication of a numerology to be used for the RACHprocedure, and determine a RACH timing to be used by the UE based atleast in part on the numerology 2.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, receiving the indication ofthe numerology comprises: receiving the indication of the numerology viaone or more of a master information block (MIB), remaining minimumsystem information (RMSI), a system information block (SIB), a physicaldownlink control channel (PDCCH), a radio resource control (RRC)message, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondarysynchronization signal (SSS), a tertiary synchronization signal, orcombinations thereof.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the PDCCH corresponds to aPDCCH of a random access response (RAR) grant.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RRC message may bereceived through a payload of a random access response (RAR).

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, determining the RACH timingcomprises: determining an absolute amount of time to be used duringportions of the RACH procedure.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, determining the RACH timingcomprises: determining a number of symbols to be used during portions ofthe RACH procedure.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, determining the RACH timingcomprises: determining the number of symbols to be used during portionsof the RACH procedure including a minimum number of symbols that the UEmay be to wait between receipt of an unsuccessfully decoded randomaccess response (RAR) in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) andwhen the UE may be ready to retransmit a RACH message.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, determining the RACH timingcomprises: determining the number of symbols to be used during portionsof the RACH procedure including a minimum number of symbols that the UEmay be to wait between a last symbol of a random access response (RAR)window in which no RAR may be received and when the UE may be ready toretransmit a RACH message.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, determining the RACH timingcomprises: determining the number of symbols to be used during portionsof the RACH procedure including a minimum number of symbols that the UEmay be to wait between initiation of a physical downlink control channel(PDCCH) order and a RACH message to be transmitted by the UE.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, determining the RACH timingcomprises: determining the number of symbols to be used during portionsof the RACH procedure including a minimum number of symbols that the UEmay be to wait between receipt of a physical downlink control channel(PDCCH) order and a RACH message to be transmitted by the UE.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, determining the RACH timingcomprises: determining the number of symbols to be used during portionsof the RACH procedure including a minimum number of symbols that the UEmay be to wait between receipt of a successfully decoded random accessresponse (RAR) in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a radioresource control (RRC) connection request to be transmitted by the UE.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the number of symbols to beused during portions of the RACH procedure includes a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE may be to wait between transmission of a physicalRACH (PRACH) message and a beginning of a random access response (RAR)window.

A method of wireless communications is described. The method may includeidentifying a numerology to be used for a random access channel (RACH)procedure and conveying, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of theRACH numerology, wherein the RACH numerology is indicative of a RACHtiming for the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communications is described. The apparatus mayinclude means for identifying a numerology to be used for a randomaccess channel (RACH) procedure and means for conveying, to a userequipment (UE), an indication of the RACH numerology, wherein the RACHnumerology is indicative of a RACH timing for the UE.

Another apparatus for wireless communications is described. Theapparatus may include a processor, memory in electronic communicationwith the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. Theinstructions may be operable to cause the processor to identify anumerology to be used for a random access channel (RACH) procedure andconvey, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of the RACH numerology,wherein the RACH numerology is indicative of a RACH timing for the UE.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for wireless communications isdescribed. The non-transitory computer-readable medium may includeinstructions operable to cause a processor to identify a numerology tobe used for a random access channel (RACH) procedure and convey, to auser equipment (UE), an indication of the RACH numerology, wherein theRACH numerology is indicative of a RACH timing for the UE.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, conveying the indication ofthe numerology comprises: conveying the indication of the numerology viaone or more of a master information block (MIB), remaining minimumsystem information (RMSI), a system information block (SIB), a physicaldownlink control channel (PDCCH), a radio resource control (RRC)message, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondarysynchronization signal (SSS), a tertiary synchronization signal, orcombinations thereof.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the PDCCH corresponds to aPDCCH of a random access response (RAR) grant.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RRC message may betransmitted through a payload of a random access response (RAR).

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RACH timing comprises anumber of symbols or an absolute amount of time to be used duringportions of the RACH procedure.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RACH timing comprises anumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE may be to wait betweenreceipt of a successfully decoded random access response (RAR) in aphysical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a radio resource control(RRC) connection request.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RACH timing comprises anumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE may be to wait betweenreceipt of an unsuccessfully decoded random access response (RAR) in aphysical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a retransmission of a RACHmessage.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RACH timing comprises anumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincludes a minimum number of symbols that the UE may be to wait betweena last symbol of a random access response (RAR) window in which no RARmay be received by the UE and retransmission of a RACH message.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RACH timing comprises anumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincludes a minimum number of symbols that the UE may be to wait betweeninitiation of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order and aRACH message.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RACH timing comprises anumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE may be to wait betweenreceipt of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order and a RACHmessage.

In some examples of the method, apparatus, and non-transitorycomputer-readable medium described above, the RACH timing comprises anumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE may be to wait betweentransmission of a physical RACH (PRACH) signal and a beginning of arandom access response (RAR) window.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communications system thatsupports numerology dependent communication timing in accordance withaspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a wireless communications system thatsupports numerology dependent communication timing in accordance withaspects of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate examples of communication timings thatsupport numerology dependent communication timing in accordance withaspects of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a process flow that supports numerologydependent communication timing in accordance with aspects of the presentdisclosure.

FIGS. 5 through 7 show block diagrams of a device that supportsnumerology dependent communication timing in accordance with aspects ofthe present disclosure.

FIG. 8 illustrates a block diagram of a system including a base stationthat supports numerology dependent communication timing in accordancewith aspects of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 9 through 11 show block diagrams of a device that supportsnumerology dependent communication timing in accordance with aspects ofthe present disclosure.

FIG. 12 illustrates a block diagram of a system including a userequipment (UE) that supports numerology dependent communication timingin accordance with aspects of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 13 through 16 illustrate methods for numerology dependentcommunication timing in accordance with aspects of the presentdisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A wireless communications system (e.g., a Long Term Evolution(LTE)/LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) or a New Radio (NR) system) may employ afixed tone spacing for communication between a base station and a userequipment (UE). For instance, in an LTE/LTE-A system, the tone spacingmay be the reciprocal of the symbol duration and may be selected inorder to avoid or mitigate blurring caused by the Doppler shift and tomaintain orthogonality between tones. However, adopting a different (orvaried) tone spacing or symbol duration (i.e., numerology) may helpmitigate phase noise experienced when communicating in different (e.g.,higher) frequency bands. Accordingly, a wireless communications systemmay support different numerologies when performing different procedures,such as a random access channel (RACH) procedure.

In some aspects, a communication procedure (e.g., a RACH procedure, ahandover procedure) may be performed between a base station and UE inorder for the UE to acquire a cell served by the base station. Thecommunication procedure may involve the exchange of multiplecommunication messages between the UE and the base station basedaccording to a communication timing for the communication procedure. Insome cases, the communication timing, including one or more minimum timegaps, may be based on the numerology associated with the communicationprocedure. Additionally or alternatively, one or more minimum time gapsof the communication timing may be represented in absolute time or adefault number of symbols, irrespective of numerology. The communicationtiming may include additional timing durations supplemental to the oneor more minimum timing durations. The additional timing durations may berepresented in absolute time, or a number of slots, mini-slots, etc.

An indication of the communication timing may be conveyed to a UE (e.g.,from a base station) via a control message (e.g., a physical downlinkcontrol channel (PDCCH) message or a radio resource control (RRC)message) or through system information (e.g., master information block(MIB) of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), one or more systeminformation blocks (SIBs), a minimum system information block (MSIB),remaining minimum system information (RMSI)), a primary synchronizationsignal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), or a tertiarysynchronization signal. In some cases, the PDCCH may correspond to aPDCCH of a random access response (RAR) grant and the RRC message may beconveyed through a payload of a RAR. In some examples, the indication ofthe communication timing may be conveyed through a single indicationthat conveys a number of slots, mini-slots, etc. for a portion of acommunication procedure. Using the single indication, a UE may determineor derive communication timing for other portions of the communicationprocedure. In some aspects, the communication timing may indicate thenumber of slots, mini-slots, etc. for a UE to wait between receipt (orlack of receipt) of a communication message from a base station andtransmission of or retransmission of a communication message from the UEto the base station. In some instances, the indication of thecommunication timing may be an indication of the numerology used for acommunication procedure, which may be used by the UE to determine thecommunication timing to be used for the communication procedure.

Aspects of the disclosure are initially described in the context ofwireless communications systems. Aspects are then described with respectto example communication timings and a process flow. Aspects of thedisclosure are further illustrated by and described with reference toapparatus diagrams, system diagrams, and flowcharts that relate tonumerology dependent communication timing.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communications system 100 inaccordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The wirelesscommunications system 100 includes base stations 105, UEs 115, and acore network 130. In some examples, the wireless communications system100 may be an LTE/LTE-A network or an NR network. In some cases,wireless communications system 100 may support enhanced broadbandcommunications, ultra-reliable (i.e., mission critical) communications,low latency communications, and communications with low-cost andlow-complexity devices.

Base stations 105 may wirelessly communicate with UEs 115 via one ormore base station antennas. Each base station 105 may providecommunication coverage for a respective geographic coverage area 110.Communication links 125 shown in wireless communications system 100 mayinclude uplink transmissions from a UE 115 to a base station 105, ordownlink transmissions, from a base station 105 to a UE 115. Controlinformation and data may be multiplexed on an uplink channel or downlinkaccording to various techniques. Control information and data may bemultiplexed on a downlink channel, for example, using time divisionmultiplexing (TDM) techniques, frequency division multiplexing (FDM)techniques, or hybrid TDM-FDM techniques. In some examples, the controlinformation transmitted during a transmission time interval (TTI) of adownlink channel may be distributed between different control regions ina cascaded manner (e.g., between a common control region and one or moreUE-specific control regions).

UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout the wireless communications system100, and each UE 115 may be stationary or mobile. A UE 115 may also bereferred to as a mobile station, a subscriber station, a mobile unit, asubscriber unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, awireless device, a wireless communications device, a remote device, amobile subscriber station, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, awireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobileclient, a client, or some other suitable terminology. A UE 115 may alsobe a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wirelessmodem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a tabletcomputer, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a personal electronicdevice, a handheld device, a personal computer, a wireless local loop(WLL) station, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an Internet ofEverything (IoE) device, a machine type communication (MTC) device, anappliance, an automobile, or the like.

In some cases, a UE 115 may also be able to communicate directly withother UEs (e.g., using a peer-to-peer (P2P) or device-to-device (D2D)protocol). One or more of a group of UEs 115 utilizing D2Dcommunications may be within the coverage area 110 of a cell. Other UEs115 in such a group may be outside the coverage area 110 of a cell, orotherwise unable to receive transmissions from a base station 105. Insome cases, groups of UEs 115 communicating via D2D communications mayutilize a one-to-many (1:M) system in which each UE 115 transmits toevery other UE 115 in the group. In some cases, a base station 105facilitates the scheduling of resources for D2D communications. In othercases, D2D communications are carried out independent of a base station105.

Some UEs 115, such as MTC or IoT devices, may be low cost or lowcomplexity devices, and may provide for automated communication betweenmachines, i.e., Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication. M2M or MTC mayrefer to data communication technologies that allow devices tocommunicate with one another or a base station without humanintervention. For example, M2M or MTC may refer to communications fromdevices that integrate sensors or meters to measure or captureinformation and relay that information to a central server orapplication program that can make use of the information or present theinformation to humans interacting with the program or application. SomeUEs 115 may be designed to collect information or enable automatedbehavior of machines. Examples of applications for MTC devices includesmart metering, inventory monitoring, water level monitoring, equipmentmonitoring, healthcare monitoring, wildlife monitoring, weather andgeological event monitoring, fleet management and tracking, remotesecurity sensing, physical access control, and transaction-basedbusiness charging.

In some cases, an MTC device may operate using half-duplex (one-way)communications at a reduced peak rate. MTC devices may also beconfigured to enter a power saving “deep sleep” mode when not engagingin active communications. In some cases, MTC or IoT devices may bedesigned to support mission critical functions and wirelesscommunications system may be configured to provide ultra-reliablecommunications for these functions.

Base stations 105 may communicate with the core network 130 and with oneanother. For example, base stations 105 may interface with the corenetwork 130 through backhaul links 132 (e.g., S1). Base stations 105 maycommunicate with one another over backhaul links 134 (e.g., X2) eitherdirectly or indirectly (e.g., through core network 130). Base stations105 may perform radio configuration and scheduling for communicationwith UEs 115, or may operate under the control of a base stationcontroller (not shown). In some examples, base stations 105 may be macrocells, small cells, hot spots, or the like. Base stations 105 may alsobe referred to as evolved NodeBs (eNBs) 105.

A base station 105 may be connected by an S1 interface to the corenetwork 130. The core network may be an evolved packet core (EPC), whichmay include at least one mobility management entity (MME), at least oneserving gateway (S-GW), and at least one Packet Data Network (PDN)gateway (P-GW). The MME may be the control node that processes thesignaling between the UE 115 and the EPC. All user Internet Protocol(IP) packets may be transferred through the S-GW, which itself may beconnected to the P-GW. The P-GW may provide IP address allocation aswell as other functions. The P-GW may be connected to the networkoperators IP services. The operators IP services may include theInternet, the Intranet, an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and aPacket-Switched (PS) Streaming Service.

The core network 130 may provide user authentication, accessauthorization, tracking, IP connectivity, and other access, routing, ormobility functions. At least some of the network devices, such as basestation 105 may include subcomponents such as an access network entity,which may be an example of an access node controller (ANC). Each accessnetwork entity may communicate with a number of UEs 115 through a numberof other access network transmission entities, each of which may be anexample of a smart radio head, or a transmission/reception point (TRP).In some configurations, various functions of each access network entityor base station 105 may be distributed across various network devices(e.g., radio heads and access network controllers) or consolidated intoa single network device (e.g., a base station 105).

Wireless communications system 100 may operate in an ultra-highfrequency (UHF) frequency region using frequency bands from 700 MHz to2600 MHz (2.6 GHz), although some networks (e.g., a wireless local areanetwork (WLAN)) may use frequencies as high as 4 GHz. This region mayalso be known as the decimeter band, since the wavelengths range fromapproximately one decimeter to one meter in length. UHF waves maypropagate mainly by line of sight, and may be blocked by buildings andenvironmental features. However, the waves may penetrate wallssufficiently to provide service to UEs 115 located indoors. Transmissionof UHF waves is characterized by smaller antennas and shorter range(e.g., less than 100 km) compared to transmission using the smallerfrequencies (and longer waves) of the high frequency (HF) or very highfrequency (VHF) portion of the spectrum. In some cases, wirelesscommunications system 100 may also utilize extremely high frequency(EHF) portions of the spectrum (e.g., from 30 GHz to 300 GHz). Thisregion may also be known as the millimeter band, since the wavelengthsrange from approximately one millimeter to one centimeter in length.Thus, EHF antennas may be even smaller and more closely spaced than UHFantennas. In some cases, this may facilitate use of antenna arrayswithin a UE 115 (e.g., for directional beamforming). However, EHFtransmissions may be subject to even greater atmospheric attenuation andshorter range than UHF transmissions.

Wireless communications system 100 may support millimeter wave (mmW)communications between UEs 115 and base stations 105. Devices operatingin mmW or EHF bands may have multiple antennas to allow beamforming.That is, a base station 105 may use multiple antennas or antenna arraysto conduct beamforming operations for directional communications with aUE 115. Beamforming (which may also be referred to as spatial filteringor directional transmission) is a signal processing technique that maybe used at a transmitter (e.g., a base station 105) to shape and/orsteer an overall antenna beam in the direction of a target receiver(e.g., a UE 115). This may be achieved by combining elements in anantenna array in such a way that transmitted signals at particularangles experience constructive interference while others experiencedestructive interference.

In some examples, higher frequency transmissions such as mmWtransmissions may employ a different numerology (e.g., a tone spacing of60, 120, or 240 kHz) than lower frequency transmissions such as sub-6GHz transmission, which may utilize 15 or 30 kHz tone spacing. Othernumerologies may be considered without departing from the scope of thepresent disclosure. In some cases, numerology may also differ for acommunication procedure such that wireless devices such as a UE 115 anda base station 105 may transmit and receive communication messagesaccording to a given numerology, which may be specific to thecommunication procedure between the UE 115 and the base station.

The described techniques provide for a communication procedure (e.g., aRACH procedure, a handover procedure) that may be performed according todifferent numerologies and in some examples, a UE 115 and a base station105 may support different numerologies when performing a communicationprocedure. The communication procedure may be associated with acommunication timing, which may indicate one or more slots, mini-slots,etc. used during portions of the communication procedure. In some cases,aspects of the communication timing may depend on the numerology usedfor the communication procedure and an indication of the communicationtiming may be conveyed from a base station 105 to a UE 115. In othercases, aspects of the communication timing may depend on an absolutetime scale or default number of symbols, irrespective of numerology, andan indication of the communication timing may be conveyed from a basestation 105 to a UE 115. The time scale and/or number of periods may bedetermined in accordance with standards or limitations at the UE 115,base station 105, or both.

The numerology for the communication procedure may indicate aspects ofan associated RACH timing to be used by the base station 105 and the UE115 during the communication procedure. Standards or limitations at thebase station 105, the UE 115, or both may indicate aspects of theassociated communication timing, irrespective of numerology, to be usedby the base station 105 and the UE 115 during the communicationprocedure. In some cases, the communication timing may be indicated to aUE 115 and may define a number of subframes to use during variousportions of the communication procedure. In some examples, a subframemay also be referred to as a slot, mini slot, TTI, or any otherduration.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a wireless communications system 200that supports numerology dependent communication timing in accordancewith various aspects of the present disclosure. Wireless communicationssystem 200 includes a base station 105-a supporting communication with aUE 115-a within coverage area 110-a. Base station 105-a and UE 115-a maybe examples of the corresponding devices described with reference toFIG. 1. While FIG. 2 describes an example of a RACH communicationprocedure, it is to be understood that any communication procedure maybe considered without departing from the scope of the presentdisclosure.

In some examples, the base station 105-a and UE 115-a may exchangemessages (e.g., data, control, RACH messages) over communication link125-a. To establish communication link 125-a, the UE 115-a may attemptto acquire a cell served by base station 105-a by transmitting a RACHmessage (e.g., Msg1) to the base station 105-a. The RACH message mayinclude a RACH preamble, which may be included in a physical RACH(PRACH) signal, and a random access radio network temporary identity(RA-RNTI) associated with the UE 115-a. After receiving the RACH messagefrom the UE 115-a, base station 105-a may transmit a RAR message (e.g.,Msg2) to the UE 115-a. The RAR message may include a temporary cell RNTI(C-RNTI), which the base station 105-a uses to identify the UE 115-a.The RAR message may also include a timing advance which informs the UE115-a to adjust its transmission timing to account for round trip delay.The RAR message may also include an uplink grant resource for the UE115-a. Using the uplink grant resource, the UE 115-a may transmit an RRCconnection request message (e.g., Msg3) to the base station 105-a inorder to establish an RRC connection with the base station 105-a. Inresponse to Msg3, the base station 105-a may transmit a contentionresolution message (e.g., Msg4) to the UE 115-a, which may include a newC-RNTI to be used by the UE 115-a for further communication.

In some instances, after transmission of the RACH preamble to the basestation 105-a, the UE 115-a may not receive a RAR from the base station105-a. Additionally or alternatively, after transmission of the RRCconnection request message to the base station 105-a, the UE 115-a maynot receive a contention resolution message from the base station 105-a.This may be due to the base station 105-a being unable to successfullyreceive and decode the RACH preamble or the RRC connection requestmessage (e.g., due to poor channel conditions or low transmission powerused by the UE 115-a for transmission, among other factors).

In some examples, the base station 105-a may successfully receive theRACH preamble or the RRC connection request message and transmit a RARor contention resolution message to the UE 115-a, but the UE 115-a maynot successfully receive and decode the RAR or contention resolutionmessage. In such cases, the UE 115-a may wait a predetermined amount oftime before retransmitting the RACH preamble or the RRC connectionrequest message. The predetermined amount of time that the UE 115-awaits prior to retransmission may be defined by the RACH timingassociated with the RACH procedure.

The RACH timing may also define the time interval between receipt of aRAR message from the base station 105-a and transmission of the RRCconnection request message by the UE 115-a. In some cases, this timeinterval may be the same as the predetermined amount of time that the UE115-a waits before retransmitting the RACH preamble or the RRCconnection request message. Additionally or alternatively, the RACHtiming may also define various other time intervals associated with aRACH procedure performed between UE 115-a and base station 105-a.

According to some aspects, the timing of the RACH procedure may dependon the numerology used for the RACH procedure. For example, wirelesscommunications system 200 may be a NR system that supports multiplenumerologies for wireless communication. In some cases, a numerologyassociated with a higher tone spacing (30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, 240 kHz,480 kHz, etc.) may be associated with a shorter slot duration. In suchcases, the RACH timing may utilize a higher number of slots duringvarious portions of the RACH procedure when compared to a numerologyassociated with a lower tone spacing (e.g., 7.5 kHz, 15 kHz).

In some examples, the numerology for a given RACH procedure may beselected by the base station 105-a and the numerology may be the samefor all UEs (e.g., UE 115-a) attempting to perform a RACH procedure withthe base station 105-a. In other examples, the numerology for a RACHprocedure may be UE-specific. For instance, the numerology for a RACHprocedure with UE 115-a may be selected based on capabilities of the UE115-a or channel conditions.

Aspects of the RACH timing for a given RACH procedure may depend on thenumerology used (e.g., selected by base station 105-a) for the givenRACH procedure and in some cases, the RACH timing may be defined basedon a number of slots or symbols allocated for different portions of theRACH procedure. In some cases, the RACH timing may be indicated to theUE 115-a (e.g., from base station 105-a) via a random access responsemessage (e.g., a RAR grant transmitted via PDCCH, a RAR payloadtransmitted via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)) or viacontrol or system information (e.g., PDCCH signaling, MIB within PBCH,MSIB, RMSI, or one or more SIBs). Values associated with the RACH timingmay be indicated explicitly to UE 115-a via the one or more indicationstransmitted by base station 105-a, or determined at UE 115-a based atleast in part on the selected numerology as indicated in thetransmission. In other cases, base station 105-a and UE 115-a maydetermine values associated with the RACH timing a priori in accordancewith protocols of wireless communications system 200 (e.g., Standardsprotocols).

In some examples, aspects of the RACH timing may be determined inaccordance with a required timing of the base station 105-a, the UE115-a, or both. The RACH timing may expressed in terms of absolute timewithout correlation to the numerology selected by base station 105-a. Insome cases, the RACH timing may be indicated to the UE 115-a (e.g., frombase station 105-a) via a random access response message (e.g., a RARgrant transmitted via PDCCH, a RAR payload transmitted via a PDSCH) orvia control or system information (e.g., PDCCH signaling, MIB withinPBCH, MSIB, RMSI, or one or more SIBs). Values associated with the RACHtiming may be indicated explicitly to UE 115-a via transmission by thebase station 105-a. In other cases, base station 105-a and UE 115-a maydetermine values associated with the RACH timing a priori in accordancewith protocols of wireless communications system 200 (e.g., Standardsprotocols).

In some examples, RACH timing may be defined with respect to receptionof a PDCCH. For instance, if a PDCCH having an associated RA-RNTI isdetected by UE 115-a in slot n, and the corresponding downlink sharedchannel (DL-SCH) transport block contains a response to the RACHpreamble (i.e., a response to the preamble sequence) transmitted by theUE 115-a, the UE 115-a may transmit an uplink shared channel (UL-SCH)transport block in the first slot n+k₁, where k₁>=m and m relates to oris equal to a value associated with an uplink delay field within theDL-SCH transport block. In some cases, m may be derived from MSIB.

In some examples, if a RAR is received by UE 115-a in slot n, and thecorresponding DL-SCH transport block does not contain a response to theRACH preamble (i.e., a response to the preamble sequence) transmitted bythe UE 115-a, the UE 115-a may transmit (or be ready to transmit) a newRACH preamble sequence no later than in slot n+k₂, where k₂ may beindicated or determined based on other RACH parameters or derived fromMSIB or RMSI. In some cases, the UE 115-a may transmit a new RACHpreamble sequence only if requested by a higher layer.

In some cases, if no random access response is received by UE 115-a inslot n, where slot n is the last slot of a RAR window (e.g., the timeinterval during which UE 115-a is expected to receive a RAR from basestation 105-a), the UE 115-a may transmit (or be ready to transmit) anew RACH preamble sequence no later than in slot n+k₃, where k₃ may beindicated or determined based on other RACH parameters or derived fromMSIB or RMSI. In some cases, the UE 115-a may transmit a new RACHpreamble sequence only if requested by a higher layer.

In some cases, a RACH procedure may be initiated by a PDCCH order (e.g.,an indication within a PDCCH message transmitted from base station 105-ato UE 115-a) in a given slot n. In such instances, the UE 115-a maytransmit a RACH preamble in the slot n+k₄, where k₄>=m and where a PRACHslot is available. In some cases, the UE 115-a may transmit a new RACHpreamble sequence only if requested by a higher layer.

In some examples, RACH timing may be conveyed through a singleindication from the base station 105-a to the UE 115-a. The singleindication may be a RACH parameter transmitted by the base station 105-ain a synchronization signal, a random access message, or a controlmessage. Using the single indication, UE 115-a may determine other timeintervals associated with various portions of the RACH procedure. Forexample, a UE 115-a may receive an indication of or a value for m, k₁,k₂, k₃, and/or k₄. In some cases, a value for m, k₁, k₂, k₃, and/or k₄may be derived via an MSIB or RMSI.

In some aspects, the base station 105-a may send bit patterns (e.g., 00,01, 10, 11) to influence RACH timing and in such cases the associateddelay equals may be 6, 7, 8, or 9 subframes, respectively for the bitpatterns.

FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate example communication timings 300, such asRACH timings, that support numerology dependent communication timing inaccordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. Communicationtimings 300 may be supported by a wireless communications system, suchas wireless communications systems 100 and 200, as described above withreference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In FIG. 3A, communication timing 300-a may depend on Numerology A asshown having multiple slots associated with a given slot duration 305.An indication of the communication timing 300-a may be transmitted by abase station 105 to a UE 115. Communication timing 300-a may beindicated via a RAR message (e.g., a RAR grant transmitted via PDCCH, aRAR payload transmitted via a PDSCH) or via control or systeminformation (e.g., PDCCH signaling, MIB within PBCH, MSIB, RMSI, or oneor more SIBs). The indication may convey a number of slots or symbols touse for different portions of a communication procedure between the basestation 105 and the UE 115. For instance, a UE 115 may receive adownlink message from base station 105 and subsequently transmit anuplink message in response. In this example, the communication timingmay indicate the number of symbols or slots the UE 115 waits betweenreceipt of the downlink message and transmission of the uplink message.In some examples, the downlink message may be transmitted to the UE 115from the base station 105 via a PDCCH and the uplink message may betransmitted from the UE 115 to the base station 105 via a physicaluplink shared channel (PUSCH). In some other examples, the downlinkmessage may be transmitted to the UE 115 from the base station 105 via aPDSCH and the uplink message may be transmitted from the UE 115 to thebase station 105 via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

The indication may convey a number of slots to use for differentportions of a communication procedure (e.g., a RACH procedure) betweenthe base station 105 and the UE 115. For instance, a UE 115 may performa first transmission in slot 310, as shown. Thereafter, the UE 115 maywait for reception of a response from the base station 105 during awindow 315. In some cases, the duration of the window 315 may beconveyed through the indication of the communication timing. By way ofexample, the window spans 9 slots, though any number of slots may beallocated for the window, and the communication timing may indicate theduration of the window in terms of a number of slots (or absolute time,for example). In this case, the communication timing is indicated as 9slots.

After having not received a response within window 315, the UE 115retransmits the first transmission in slot 320 and receives a responsein slot 325. In some cases, the time interval between slot 320 and 325may be specified by the communication timing. After receiving aresponse, the UE 115 may wait a time interval 330 prior to performing asecond transmission in slot 335. The time interval 330 may be determinedby the UE 115, according to one or more values associated with thecommunication timing. The values may be specified, explicitly orimplicitly, by the communication timing indicated in a transmission fromthe base station 105 or determined a priori by the UE 115 in accordancewith protocols of the wireless communication system (e.g., Standardsprotocols). Time interval 330 may be expressed as a numerologicalmaximum of the time values, including a minimum time gap T, representedin absolute time, and the output N of Equation 1 as follows:N=N _(i) +S  (1)where N_(i) is representative of the smaller of the tone spacing betweenthe response and the second transmission and S represents a fixed numberof symbols. In some cases, S may be 14 symbols, as a means to ensure atleast one slot gap between the response and the second transmission.Minimum time gap T may ensure at least a sufficient time gap betweenreceipt of the successfully decoded response and a second or thirdtransmission. The window 315 and the implicit signaling associated withtime interval 330 and may vary depending on numerology for thecommunication procedure.

For example, the UE 115 may receive signaling corresponding to one ormore values of the communication timing, including a minimum time gap Tand tone spacing representative of the communication procedure. In somecases, time gap T and the tone spacing for response reception and secondtransmission may be explicitly signaled from the base station 105. Inother cases, time gap T and the tone spacing for response reception andsecond transmission may be determined by the UE 115, according to thereceived communication timing 300-a and Numerology A (e.g., the UE 115-bmay be configured to determine values of a communication timing througha look up table that indicates communication timings based onnumerology). Following reception of a successful response within slot325, the UE 115 may determine a minimum time gap T and calculate a valueN of the communication interval. The UE 115 may determine the value Naccording to the calculated spacing N_(i) and the indicated symbolduration S. The UE 115 may then compare values N and T, and wait a timeinterval 330 corresponding to the larger duration, prior to performing asecond transmission in slot 335.

In other examples, T and the tone spacing for at least the response andthe second transmission of the communication procedure may be a prioridetermined by the base station 105 and the UE 115, according toprotocols of the wireless communications system (e.g., Standardsprotocols). Based at least in part on the determined values, the UE 115may determine a minimum time gap T and calculate a value N of thecommunication interval. The UE 115 may determine the value N accordingto the calculated tone spacing N_(i) and the indicated symbol durationS. The UE 115 may then compare values Nand T, and wait time interval 330corresponding to the larger duration, prior to performing the secondtransmission in slot 335.

In FIG. 3B, communication timing 300-b, which may be an example of RACHtiming, may depend on Numerology B as shown having multiple slotsassociated with a given slot duration 340. An indication of thecommunication timing 300-b may be transmitted by a base station 105 to aUE 115. Communication timing 300-b may be indicated via a random accessresponse message (e.g., a RAR grant transmitted via PDCCH, a RAR payloadtransmitted via a PDSCH) or via control or system information (e.g.,PDCCH signaling, MIB within PBCH, MSIB, RMSI, or one or more SIBs). Theindication may convey a number of slots to use for different portions ofa RACH procedure between the base station 105 and the UE 115. Forinstance, a UE 115 may perform a Msg1 transmission in slot 345, asshown. Thereafter, the UE 115 may wait for a reception of a RAR from thebase station 105 during a RAR window 350. In some cases, the duration ofthe RAR window 350 may be conveyed through the indication of the RACHtiming. By way of example, the RAR window spans 12 slots, though anynumber of slots may be allocated for the RAR window, and the RACH timingmay indicate the duration of the RAR window in terms of a number ofslots (or absolute time). In this example, the RACH timing is indicatedas 12 slots.

After having not received a RAR within RAR window 350, the UE 115retransmits Msg1 in slot 355 and receives a RAR in slot 360. In someexamples, the time interval between slot 355 and slot 360 may bydetermined by the UE 115, according to one or more timing valuesassociated with the RACH timing. After receiving an RAR in slot 360, theUE 115 may wait a time interval 365 prior to performing a Msg3transmission in slot 370. The time interval 365 may be determined by theUE 115, according to one or more timing values associated with thecommunication timing 300-b. The timing values may be specified,explicitly or implicitly, by the RACH timing transmission from the basestation 105 or determined a priori by the UE 115 in accordance withprotocols of the wireless communication system (e.g., Standardsprotocols). Time interval 365 may be expressed as a numerologicalmaximum of the time values, including a minimum time gap T, representedin absolute time, and the output N of equation (1), as shown above.

For example, the UE 115 receive signaling corresponding to one or morevalues of the RACH timing, including a minimum time gap T and tonespacing representative of the RACH procedure. In some cases, T and thetone spacing for Msg2 reception and Msg3 transmission may be explicitlysignaled from the base station 105. In other cases, T and the tonespacing may be determined by the UE 115, according to the received RACHtiming 300-b and Numerology B (for example, the UE 115-b may beconfigured to determine values of a RACH timing through a look up tablethat indicates RACH timings based on numerology). Following reception ofthe successful RAR within slot 360, the UE 115 may determine a time gapT and calculate a value N of the RACH interval. The UE 115 may determinethe value N according to the calculated spacing N_(i) and the indicatedsymbol duration S. UE 115-a may then compare values N and T, and waittime interval 365 corresponding to the larger duration, prior toperforming the Msg3 transmission in slot 370.

In other examples, T and the tone spacing for at least Msg2 and Msg3 ofthe RACH procedure may be a priori determined by the base station 105and the UE 115, according to protocols of the wireless communicationssystem (e.g., Standards protocols). Based at least in part on thedetermined values, the UE 115 may determine a minimum time gap T andcalculate a value N of the RACH interval. The UE 115 may determine thevalue N according to the calculated tone spacing N_(i) and the indicatedsymbol duration S. UE 115-a may then compare values N and T, and wait atime interval 365 corresponding to the larger duration, prior toperforming a Msg3 transmission in slot 370.

After transmitting Msg3, the UE may wait during time interval 375 forreception of a Msg4 from the base station 105. The time interval 375 maybe indicated by the RACH timing in a transmission from the base station.In this example, time interval 375 spans 8 slots. If the UE does notreceive a Msg4 transmission from the base station 105 within timeinterval 375, the UE retransmits Msg3 in slot 380. The RAR window 350and the time intervals 365 and 375 may vary depending on numerology forthe RACH procedure, as shown.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a process flow 400 that supportsnumerology dependent communication timing in accordance with variousaspects of the present disclosure. Process flow 400 includes a basestation 105-b and a UE 115-b, which may examples of the correspondingdevices as described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Process flow 400may represent techniques performed by base station 105-b and UE 115-b ina RACH procedure, though any other communication procedure may beconsidered without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

At 405, base station 105-b identifies a numerology for a RACH procedureto be performed between the base station 105-b and the UE 115-b. Thenumerology may be selected from a set of supported numerologies and maydefine the tone spacing and corresponding symbol duration for the RACHprocedure.

At 410, base station 105-b conveys one or more indications of the RACHtiming to the UE 115-b. In some examples, the indication of the RACHtiming may be conveyed via an indication of the numerology to be usedfor a RACH procedure. In other examples, the indication of the RACHtiming may be explicitly conveyed. The base station 105-b may convey anindication of the RACH timing via one or more of a MIB, an MSIR, RMSI, aSIB, a PDCCH, an RRC message, a PSS, an SSS, a tertiary synchronizationsignal, or combinations thereof. In some cases, the PDCCH may correspondto a PDCCH of an RAR grant. In some cases, the RRC message may beconveyed through a payload of a RAR. In some examples, the base station105-b may convey an indication of the RACH timing via a RAR grant, a RARpayload, or combinations thereof. In some cases, the RAR grant isincluded in a PDCCH, the RAR payload is included in a PDSCH, and the MIBis included in a PBCH. In some examples, the indication may include oneor more indications of the number of slots or an absolute time to beused during portions of the RACH procedure.

At 415, the UE 115-b may receive the indication of the RACH timing for aRACH procedure and determine the RACH timing. In instances where theindication is the numerology to be used for the RACH procedure, the UE115-b may determine the RACH timing based on the numerology. Forexample, a relationship between numerology and RACH timing may bepredetermined (e.g., the UE 115-b may be configured to determine a RACHtiming through a look up table that indicates RACH timings based onnumerology). In other instances, the indication may include the RACHtiming itself.

The RACH timing may indicate the number of slots or symbols to be usedduring portions of the RACH procedure. The number of slots may be basedat least in part on the numerology. The RACH timing may indicate aminimum number of slots or a minimum time gap that the UE 115-b is towait between receipt of a successfully decoded RAR in a PDSCH and a RACHresponse, such as an RRC connection request, to be transmitted by the UE115-b. In some cases, the RACH response may be an RRC connectionrequest. The number of slots or time gap may be determined by the UE115-b, according to one or more values associated with the RACH timing.The values may be specified, explicitly or implicitly, by the RACHtiming, or determined a priori in accordance with the protocols of thewireless communications system. In some cases, the number of slots ortime gap may be expressed as the numerological maximum of a configuredminimum time gap, and a representative value associated with the tonespacing of one or more steps of the RACH procedure (e.g., Msg2transmission and Msg3 reception) and a fixed symbol period. In someexamples, a number of slots for portions of the RACH procedure may bedetermined using a single indication. In some cases, the time gap may bea minimum wait time for the UE 115-b between the receipt of a downlinkmessage and transmission of an uplink message in response to thedownlink message.

The RACH timing may indicate a minimum number of slots that the UE 115-bis to wait between receipt of an unsuccessfully decoded RAR in a PDSCHand when the UE 115-b is ready to retransmit a RACH message. The RACHtiming may be used to determine a minimum number of slots that the UE115-b is to wait between a last slot of a RAR window in which no RAR isreceived and when the UE 115-b is ready to retransmit a RACH message.The RACH timing may be used to determine a minimum number of slots thatthe UE 115-b is to wait between initiation of a PDCCH order and a RACHmessage to be transmitted by the UE 115-b. In some cases, the RACHmessage may be a PRACH signal. The RACH timing may be used to determinea minimum number of slots that the UE 115-b is to wait between receiptof a PDCCH order and a RACH message to be transmitted by the UE 115-b.The RACH timing may be used to determine a minimum number of symbolsthat the UE 115-b is to wait between transmission of a PRACH signal anda beginning of an RAR window.

At 420, the UE 115-b and the base station 105-b may perform a RACHprocedure based on the RACH timing determined at 415.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram 400 of a wireless device 405 that supportsnumerology dependent communication timing in accordance with aspects ofthe present disclosure. Wireless device 405 may be an example of aspectsof a UE 115 as described herein. Wireless device 405 may includereceiver 410, UE communications manager 415, and transmitter 420.Wireless device 405 may also include a processor. Each of thesecomponents may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one ormore buses).

Receiver 410 may receive information such as packets, user data, orcontrol information associated with various information channels (e.g.,control channels, data channels, and information related to numerologydependent communication timing, etc.). Information may be passed on toother components of the device. The receiver 410 may be an example ofaspects of the transceiver 835 described with reference to FIG. 8. Thereceiver 410 may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas.

UE communications manager 415 may be an example of aspects of the UEcommunications manager 815 described with reference to FIG. 8. UEcommunications manager 415 and/or at least some of its varioussub-components may be implemented in hardware, software executed by aprocessor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented insoftware executed by a processor, the functions of the UE communicationsmanager 415 and/or at least some of its various sub-components may beexecuted by a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor(DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), anfield-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device,discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or anycombination thereof designed to perform the functions described in thepresent disclosure.

The UE communications manager 415 and/or at least some of its varioussub-components may be physically located at various positions, includingbeing distributed such that portions of functions are implemented atdifferent physical locations by one or more physical devices. In someexamples, UE communications manager 415 and/or at least some of itsvarious sub-components may be a separate and distinct component inaccordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. In otherexamples, UE communications manager 415 and/or at least some of itsvarious sub-components may be combined with one or more other hardwarecomponents, including but not limited to an I/O component, atransceiver, a network server, another computing device, one or moreother components described in the present disclosure, or a combinationthereof in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.

UE communications manager 415 may receive, from a base station, anindication of a numerology to be used for a communication procedure,determine a minimum time gap for the communication procedure based onthe numerology, and communicate with the base station in accordance withthe minimum time gap. The UE communications manager 415 may alsoidentify that a RACH procedure is to be performed, receive, at a UE, anindication of a numerology to be used for the RACH procedure, anddetermine a RACH timing to be used by the UE based on the numerology.

Transmitter 420 may transmit signals generated by other components ofthe device. In some examples, the transmitter 420 may be collocated witha receiver 410 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 420may be an example of aspects of the transceiver 835 described withreference to FIG. 8. The transmitter 420 may utilize a single antenna ora set of antennas.

FIG. 6 shows a block diagram 600 of a wireless device 605 that supportsnumerology dependent communication timing in accordance with aspects ofthe present disclosure. Wireless device 605 may be an example of aspectsof a wireless device 405 or a UE 115 as described with reference to FIG.4. Wireless device 605 may include receiver 610, UE communicationsmanager 615, and transmitter 620. Wireless device 605 may also include aprocessor. Each of these components may be in communication with oneanother (e.g., via one or more buses).

Receiver 610 may receive information such as packets, user data, orcontrol information associated with various information channels (e.g.,control channels, data channels, and information related to numerologydependent communication timing, etc.). Information may be passed on toother components of the device. The receiver 610 may be an example ofaspects of the transceiver 835 described with reference to FIG. 8. Thereceiver 610 may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas.

UE communications manager 615 may be an example of aspects of the UEcommunications manager 815 described with reference to FIG. 8. UEcommunications manager 615 may also include reception component 625,time gap component 630, communication component 635, procedure component640, and timing component 645.

Reception component 625 may receive, from a base station, an indicationof a numerology to be used for a communication procedure and receive, ata UE, an indication of a numerology to be used for the RACH procedure.In some cases, receiving the indication of the numerology includes:receiving the indication of the numerology via one or more of a MIB,RMSI, a SIB, a PDCCH, an RRC message, a PSS, an SSS, a tertiarysynchronization signal, or combinations thereof. In some cases, thecommunication procedure is a RACH procedure. In some examples, receivingthe indication of the numerology includes: receiving the indication ofthe numerology via one or more of a MIB, RMSI, a SIB, a PDCCH, a RRCmessage, a PSS, a SSS, a tertiary synchronization signal, orcombinations thereof. In some aspects, the PDCCH corresponds to a PDCCHof a RAR grant. In some cases, the RRC message is received through apayload of a RAR.

Time gap component 630 may determine a minimum time gap for thecommunication procedure based on the numerology. In some cases, theminimum time gap is a minimum wait time for a UE between receipt of adownlink message and transmission of an uplink message in response tothe downlink message. In some examples, the downlink message is a grantreceived via a PDCCH and the uplink message is transmitted via a PUSCH.In some cases, the downlink message is received via a PDSCH and theuplink message is transmitted via a PUCCH. In some aspects, the minimumtime gap is an absolute time or a default number of symbols. In someinstances, the minimum time gap is a minimum wait time for a UE betweenreceipt of a successfully decoded RAR in a PDSCH and a RRC connectionrequest transmission.

Communication component 635 may communicate with the base station inaccordance with the minimum time gap.

Procedure component 640 may identify that a RACH procedure is to beperformed.

Timing component 645 may determine a RACH timing to be used by the UEbased on the numerology. In some cases, determining the RACH timingincludes: determining an absolute amount of time to be used duringportions of the RACH procedure. In some cases, determining the RACHtiming includes: determining a number of slots to be used duringportions of the RACH procedure. In some examples, determining the RACHtiming includes: determining the number of symbols to be used duringportions of the RACH procedure including a minimum number of symbolsthat the UE is to wait between receipt of an unsuccessfully decoded RARin a PDSCH and when the UE is ready to retransmit a RACH message. Insome aspects, determining the RACH timing includes: determining thenumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait between alast symbol of a RAR window in which no RAR is received and when the UEis ready to retransmit a RACH message. In some instances, determiningthe RACH timing includes: determining the number of symbols to be usedduring portions of the RACH procedure including a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE is to wait between initiation of a PDCCH order and aRACH message to be transmitted by the UE.

In some cases, determining the RACH timing includes: determining thenumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait betweenreceipt of a PDCCH order and a RACH message to be transmitted by the UE.In some examples, determining the RACH timing includes: determining thenumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait betweenreceipt of a successfully decoded RAR in a PDSCH and an RRC connectionrequest to be transmitted by the UE. In some aspects, the number ofsymbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedure includes aminimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait between transmission ofa PRACH message and a beginning of a RAR window.

Transmitter 620 may transmit signals generated by other components ofthe device. In some examples, the transmitter 620 may be collocated witha receiver 610 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 620may be an example of aspects of the transceiver 835 described withreference to FIG. 8. The transmitter 620 may utilize a single antenna ora set of antennas.

FIG. 7 shows a block diagram 700 of a UE communications manager 715 thatsupports numerology dependent communication timing in accordance withaspects of the present disclosure. The UE communications manager 715 maybe an example of aspects of a UE communications manager 415, a UEcommunications manager 615, or a UE communications manager 815 describedwith reference to FIGS. 4, 6, and 8. The UE communications manager 715may include reception component 720, time gap component 725,communication component 730, procedure component 735, and timingcomponent 740. Each of these modules may communicate, directly orindirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses).

Reception component 720 may receive, from a base station, an indicationof a numerology to be used for a communication procedure and receive, ata UE, an indication of a numerology to be used for the RACH procedure.In some cases, receiving the indication of the numerology includes:receiving the indication of the numerology via one or more of a MIB,RMSI, a SIB, a PDCCH, an RRC message, a PSS, an SSS, a tertiarysynchronization signal, or combinations thereof. In some cases, thecommunication procedure is a RACH procedure. In some examples, receivingthe indication of the numerology includes: receiving the indication ofthe numerology via one or more of a MIB, RMSI, a SIB, a PDCCH, a RRCmessage, a PSS, a SSS, a tertiary synchronization signal, orcombinations thereof. In some aspects, the PDCCH corresponds to a PDCCHof a RAR grant. In some instances, the RRC message is received through apayload of a RAR.

Time gap component 725 may determine a minimum time gap for thecommunication procedure based on the numerology. In some cases, theminimum time gap is a minimum wait time for a UE between receipt of adownlink message and transmission of an uplink message in response tothe downlink message. In some examples, the downlink message is a grantreceived via a PDCCH and the uplink message is transmitted via a PUSCH.In some aspects, the downlink message is received via a PDSCH and theuplink message is transmitted via a PUCCH. In some instances, theminimum time gap is an absolute time or a default number of symbols. Insome cases, the minimum time gap is a minimum wait time for a UE betweenreceipt of a successfully decoded RAR in a PDSCH and a RRC connectionrequest transmission.

Communication component 730 may communicate with the base station inaccordance with the minimum time gap.

Procedure component 735 may identify that a RACH procedure is to beperformed.

Timing component 740 may determine a RACH timing to be used by the UEbased on the numerology. In some cases, determining the RACH timingincludes: determining an absolute amount of time to be used duringportions of the RACH procedure. In some cases, determining the RACHtiming includes: determining a number of slots to be used duringportions of the RACH procedure. In some examples, determining the RACHtiming includes: determining the number of symbols to be used duringportions of the RACH procedure including a minimum number of symbolsthat the UE is to wait between receipt of an unsuccessfully decoded RARin a PDSCH and when the UE is ready to retransmit a RACH message. Insome aspects, determining the RACH timing includes: determining thenumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait between alast symbol of a RAR window in which no RAR is received and when the UEis ready to retransmit a RACH message. In some instances, determiningthe RACH timing includes: determining the number of symbols to be usedduring portions of the RACH procedure including a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE is to wait between initiation of a PDCCH order and aRACH message to be transmitted by the UE.

In some cases, determining the RACH timing includes: determining thenumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait betweenreceipt of a PDCCH order and a RACH message to be transmitted by the UE.In some examples, determining the RACH timing includes: determining thenumber of symbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedureincluding a minimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait betweenreceipt of a successfully decoded RAR in a PDSCH and an RRC connectionrequest to be transmitted by the UE. In some aspects, the number ofsymbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedure includes aminimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait between transmission ofa PRACH message and a beginning of a RAR window.

FIG. 8 shows a diagram of a system 800 including a device 805 thatsupports numerology dependent communication timing in accordance withaspects of the present disclosure. Device 805 may be an example of orinclude the components of wireless device 405, wireless device 605, or aUE 115 as described above, e.g., with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6. Device805 may include components for bi-directional voice and datacommunications including components for transmitting and receivingcommunications, including UE communications manager 815, processor 820,memory 825, software 830, transceiver 835, antenna 840, and I/Ocontroller 845. These components may be in electronic communication viaone or more buses (e.g., bus 810). Device 805 may communicate wirelesslywith one or more base stations 105.

Processor 820 may include an intelligent hardware device, (e.g., ageneral-purpose processor, a DSP, a central processing unit (CPU), amicrocontroller, an ASIC, an FPGA, a programmable logic device, adiscrete gate or transistor logic component, a discrete hardwarecomponent, or any combination thereof). In some cases, processor 820 maybe configured to operate a memory array using a memory controller. Inother cases, a memory controller may be integrated into processor 820.Processor 820 may be configured to execute computer-readableinstructions stored in a memory to perform various functions (e.g.,functions or tasks supporting numerology dependent communicationtiming).

Memory 825 may include random access memory (RAM) and read only memory(ROM). The memory 825 may store computer-readable, computer-executablesoftware 830 including instructions that, when executed, cause theprocessor to perform various functions described herein. In some cases,the memory 825 may contain, among other things, a basic input/outputsystem (BIOS) which may control basic hardware or software operationsuch as the interaction with peripheral components or devices.

Software 830 may include code to implement aspects of the presentdisclosure, including code to support numerology dependent communicationtiming. Software 830 may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readablemedium such as system memory or other memory. In some cases, thesoftware 830 may not be directly executable by the processor but maycause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform functionsdescribed herein.

Transceiver 835 may communicate bi-directionally, via one or moreantennas, wired, or wireless links as described above. For example, thetransceiver 835 may represent a wireless transceiver and may communicatebi-directionally with another wireless transceiver.

The transceiver 835 may also include a modem to modulate the packets andprovide the modulated packets to the antennas for transmission, and todemodulate packets received from the antennas.

In some cases, the wireless device may include a single antenna 840.However, in some cases the device may have more than one antenna 840,which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiplewireless transmissions.

I/O controller 845 may manage input and output signals for device 805.I/O controller 845 may also manage peripherals not integrated intodevice 805. In some cases, I/O controller 845 may represent a physicalconnection or port to an external peripheral. In some cases, I/Ocontroller 845 may utilize an operating system such as iOS®, ANDROID®,MS-DOS®, MS-WINDOWS®, OS/2®, UNIX®, LINUX®, or another known operatingsystem. In other cases, I/O controller 845 may represent or interactwith a modem, a keyboard, a mouse, a touchscreen, or a similar device.In some cases, I/O controller 845 may be implemented as part of aprocessor. In some cases, a user may interact with device 805 via I/Ocontroller 845 or via hardware components controlled by I/O controller845.

FIG. 9 shows a block diagram 900 of a wireless device 905 that supportsnumerology dependent communication timing in accordance with aspects ofthe present disclosure. Wireless device 905 may be an example of aspectsof a base station 105 as described herein. Wireless device 905 mayinclude receiver 910, base station communications manager 915, andtransmitter 920. Wireless device 905 may also include a processor. Eachof these components may be in communication with one another (e.g., viaone or more buses).

Receiver 910 may receive information such as packets, user data, orcontrol information associated with various information channels (e.g.,control channels, data channels, and information related to numerologydependent communication timing, etc.). Information may be passed on toother components of the device. The receiver 910 may be an example ofaspects of the transceiver 1235 described with reference to FIG. 12. Thereceiver 910 may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas.

Base station communications manager 915 may be an example of aspects ofthe base station communications manager 1215 described with reference toFIG. 12. Base station communications manager 915 and/or at least some ofits various sub-components may be implemented in hardware, softwareexecuted by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. Ifimplemented in software executed by a processor, the functions of thebase station communications manager 915 and/or at least some of itsvarious sub-components may be executed by a general-purpose processor, aDSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gateor transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combinationthereof designed to perform the functions described in the presentdisclosure.

The base station communications manager 915 and/or at least some of itsvarious sub-components may be physically located at various positions,including being distributed such that portions of functions areimplemented at different physical locations by one or more physicaldevices. In some examples, base station communications manager 915and/or at least some of its various sub-components may be a separate anddistinct component in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure. In other examples, base station communications manager 915and/or at least some of its various sub-components may be combined withone or more other hardware components, including but not limited to anI/O component, a transceiver, a network server, another computingdevice, one or more other components described in the presentdisclosure, or a combination thereof in accordance with various aspectsof the present disclosure.

Base station communications manager 915 may identify a numerology for acommunication procedure, convey, to a UE, an indication of thenumerology, where the numerology is indicative of a minimum time gap forthe communication procedure, and communicate with the UE in accordancewith the minimum time gap. The base station communications manager 915may also identify a numerology to be used for a RACH procedure andconvey, to a UE, an indication of the RACH numerology, where the RACHnumerology is indicative of a RACH timing for the UE.

Transmitter 920 may transmit signals generated by other components ofthe device. In some examples, the transmitter 920 may be collocated witha receiver 910 in a transceiver module. For example, the transmitter 920may be an example of aspects of the transceiver 1235 described withreference to FIG. 12. The transmitter 920 may utilize a single antennaor a set of antennas.

FIG. 10 shows a block diagram 1000 of a wireless device 1005 thatsupports numerology dependent communication timing in accordance withaspects of the present disclosure. Wireless device 1005 may be anexample of aspects of a wireless device 905 or a base station 105 asdescribed with reference to FIG. 9. Wireless device 1005 may includereceiver 1010, base station communications manager 1015, and transmitter1020. Wireless device 1005 may also include a processor. Each of thesecomponents may be in communication with one another (e.g., via one ormore buses).

Receiver 1010 may receive information such as packets, user data, orcontrol information associated with various information channels (e.g.,control channels, data channels, and information related to numerologydependent communication timing, etc.). Information may be passed on toother components of the device. The receiver 1010 may be an example ofaspects of the transceiver 1235 described with reference to FIG. 12. Thereceiver 1010 may utilize a single antenna or a set of antennas.

Base station communications manager 1015 may be an example of aspects ofthe base station communications manager 1215 described with reference toFIG. 12. Base station communications manager 1015 may also includenumerology component 1025, conveyance component 1030, and communicationcomponent 1035.

Numerology component 1025 may identify a numerology for a communicationprocedure and identify a numerology to be used for a RACH procedure. Insome cases, the communication procedure is a RACH procedure.

Conveyance component 1030 may convey, to a UE, an indication of thenumerology, where the numerology is indicative of a minimum time gap forthe communication procedure and convey, to a UE, an indication of theRACH numerology, where the RACH numerology is indicative of a RACHtiming for the UE. In some cases, the RACH timing includes a number ofsymbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedure including aminimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait between transmission ofa PRACH signal and a beginning of a RAR window. In some examples, thedownlink message is a grant received via a PDCCH and the uplink messageis transmitted via a PUSCH. In some aspects, the downlink message isreceived via a PDSCH and the uplink message is transmitted via a PUCCH.In some instances, conveying the indication of the numerology includes:conveying the indication of the numerology via one or more of a MIB,RMSI, a SIB, a PDCCH, an RRC message, a PSS, an SSS, a tertiarysynchronization signal, or combinations thereof.

In some cases, the minimum time gap is an absolute time or a defaultnumber of symbols. In some examples, the minimum time gap is a minimumwait time for the UE between receipt of a successfully decoded RAR in aPDSCH and response RRC connection request transmission. In some aspects,conveying the indication of the numerology includes: conveying theindication of the numerology via one or more of a MIB, RMSI, a SIB, aPDCCH, an RRC message, a PSS, an SSS, a tertiary synchronization signal,or combinations thereof. In some instances, the minimum time gap is aminimum time between transmission of a downlink message and receipt ofan uplink message in response to the downlink message.

In some cases, the RRC message is transmitted through a payload of aRAR. In some examples, the RACH timing includes a number of slots or anabsolute amount of time to be used during portions of the RACHprocedure. In some aspects, the RACH timing includes a number of symbolsto be used during portions of the RACH procedure including a minimumnumber of symbols that the UE is to wait between receipt of asuccessfully decoded RAR in a PDSCH and a RRC connection request. Insome instances, the RACH timing includes a number of symbols to be usedduring portions of the RACH procedure including a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE is to wait between receipt of an unsuccessfullydecoded RAR in a PDSCH and a retransmission of a RACH message.

In some cases, the RACH timing includes a number of symbols to be usedduring portions of the RACH procedure includes a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE is to wait between a last symbol of a RAR window inwhich no RAR is received by the UE and retransmission of a RACH message.In some examples, the RACH timing includes a number of symbols to beused during portions of the RACH procedure includes a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE is to wait between initiation of a PDCCH order and aRACH message. In some aspects, the RACH timing includes a number ofsymbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedure including aminimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait between receipt of aPDCCH order and a RACH message. In some instances, the PDCCH correspondsto a PDCCH of a RAR grant.

Communication component 1035 may communicate with the UE in accordancewith the minimum time gap.

Transmitter 1020 may transmit signals generated by other components ofthe device. In some examples, the transmitter 1020 may be collocatedwith a receiver 1010 in a transceiver module. For example, thetransmitter 1020 may be an example of aspects of the transceiver 1235described with reference to FIG. 12. The transmitter 1020 may utilize asingle antenna or a set of antennas.

FIG. 11 shows a block diagram 1100 of a base station communicationsmanager 1115 that supports numerology dependent communication timing inaccordance with aspects of the present disclosure. The base stationcommunications manager 1115 may be an example of aspects of a basestation communications manager 1215 described with reference to FIGS. 9,10, and 12. The base station communications manager 1115 may includenumerology component 1120, conveyance component 1125, and communicationcomponent 1130. Each of these modules may communicate, directly orindirectly, with one another (e.g., via one or more buses).

Numerology component 1120 may identify a numerology for a communicationprocedure and identify a numerology to be used for a RACH procedure. Insome cases, the communication procedure is a RACH procedure.

Conveyance component 1125 may convey, to a UE, an indication of thenumerology, where the numerology is indicative of a minimum time gap forthe communication procedure and convey, to a UE, an indication of theRACH numerology, where the RACH numerology is indicative of a RACHtiming for the UE. In some cases, the RACH timing includes a number ofsymbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedure including aminimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait between transmission ofa PRACH signal and a beginning of a RAR window. In some examples, thedownlink message is a grant received via a PDCCH and the uplink messageis transmitted via a PUSCH. In some aspects, the downlink message isreceived via a PDSCH and the uplink message is transmitted via a PUCCH.In some instances, conveying the indication of the numerology includes:conveying the indication of the numerology via one or more of a MIB,RMSI, a SIB, a PDCCH, an RRC message, a PSS, an SSS, a tertiarysynchronization signal, or combinations thereof.

In some cases, the minimum time gap is an absolute time or a defaultnumber of symbols. In some examples, the minimum time gap is a minimumwait time for the UE between receipt of a successfully decoded RAR in aPDSCH and response RRC connection request transmission. In some aspects,conveying the indication of the numerology includes: conveying theindication of the numerology via one or more of a MIB, RMSI, a SIB, aPDCCH, an RRC message, a PSS, an SSS, a tertiary synchronization signal,or combinations thereof. In some instances, the minimum time gap is aminimum time between transmission of a downlink message and receipt ofan uplink message in response to the downlink message.

In some cases, the RRC message is transmitted through a payload of aRAR. In some examples, the RACH timing includes a number of slots or anabsolute amount of time to be used during portions of the RACHprocedure. In some aspects, the RACH timing includes a number of symbolsto be used during portions of the RACH procedure including a minimumnumber of symbols that the UE is to wait between receipt of asuccessfully decoded RAR in a PDSCH and a RRC connection request. Insome instances, the RACH timing includes a number of symbols to be usedduring portions of the RACH procedure including a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE is to wait between receipt of an unsuccessfullydecoded RAR in a PDSCH and a retransmission of a RACH message.

In some cases, the RACH timing includes a number of symbols to be usedduring portions of the RACH procedure includes a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE is to wait between a last symbol of a RAR window inwhich no RAR is received by the UE and retransmission of a RACH message.In some examples, the RACH timing includes a number of symbols to beused during portions of the RACH procedure includes a minimum number ofsymbols that the UE is to wait between initiation of a PDCCH order and aRACH message. In some aspects, the RACH timing includes a number ofsymbols to be used during portions of the RACH procedure including aminimum number of symbols that the UE is to wait between receipt of aPDCCH order and a RACH message. In some instances, the PDCCH correspondsto a PDCCH of a RAR grant.

Communication component 1130 may communicate with the UE in accordancewith the minimum time gap.

FIG. 12 shows a diagram of a system 1200 including a device 1205 thatsupports numerology dependent communication timing in accordance withaspects of the present disclosure. Device 1205 may be an example of orinclude the components of base station 105 as described above, e.g.,with reference to FIG. 1. Device 1205 may include components forbi-directional voice and data communications including components fortransmitting and receiving communications, including base stationcommunications manager 1215, processor 1220, memory 1225, software 1230,transceiver 1235, antenna 1240, network communications manager 1245, andinter-station communications manager 1250. These components may be inelectronic communication via one or more buses (e.g., bus 1210). Device1205 may communicate wirelessly with one or more UEs 115.

Processor 1220 may include an intelligent hardware device, (e.g., ageneral-purpose processor, a DSP, a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, anFPGA, a programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logiccomponent, a discrete hardware component, or any combination thereof).In some cases, processor 1220 may be configured to operate a memoryarray using a memory controller. In other cases, a memory controller maybe integrated into processor 1220. Processor 1220 may be configured toexecute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory to performvarious functions (e.g., functions or tasks supporting numerologydependent communication timing).

Memory 1225 may include RAM and ROM. The memory 1225 may storecomputer-readable, computer-executable software 1230 includinginstructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform variousfunctions described herein. In some cases, the memory 1225 may contain,among other things, a BIOS which may control basic hardware or softwareoperation such as the interaction with peripheral components or devices.

Software 1230 may include code to implement aspects of the presentdisclosure, including code to support numerology dependent communicationtiming. Software 1230 may be stored in a non-transitorycomputer-readable medium such as system memory or other memory. In somecases, the software 1230 may not be directly executable by the processorbut may cause a computer (e.g., when compiled and executed) to performfunctions described herein.

Transceiver 1235 may communicate bi-directionally, via one or moreantennas, wired, or wireless links as described above. For example, thetransceiver 1235 may represent a wireless transceiver and maycommunicate bi-directionally with another wireless transceiver. Thetransceiver 1235 may also include a modem to modulate the packets andprovide the modulated packets to the antennas for transmission, and todemodulate packets received from the antennas.

In some cases, the wireless device may include a single antenna 1240.However, in some cases the device may have more than one antenna 1240,which may be capable of concurrently transmitting or receiving multiplewireless transmissions.

Network communications manager 1245 may manage communications with thecore network (e.g., via one or more wired backhaul links). For example,the network communications manager 1245 may manage the transfer of datacommunications for client devices, such as one or more UEs 115.

Inter-station communications manager 1250 may manage communications withother base station 105, and may include a controller or scheduler forcontrolling communications with UEs 115 in cooperation with other basestations 105. For example, the inter-station communications manager 1250may coordinate scheduling for transmissions to UEs 115 for variousinterference mitigation techniques such as beamforming or jointtransmission. In some examples, inter-station communications manager1250 may provide an X2 interface within an LTE/LTE-A wirelesscommunication network technology to provide communication between basestations 105.

FIG. 13 shows a flowchart illustrating a method 1300 for numerologydependent communication timing in accordance with aspects of the presentdisclosure. The operations of method 1300 may be implemented by a UE 115or its components as described herein. For example, the operations ofmethod 1300 may be performed by a UE communications manager as describedwith reference to FIGS. 4 through 8. In some examples, a UE 115 mayexecute a set of codes to control the functional elements of the deviceto perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively,the UE 115 may perform aspects of the functions described below usingspecial-purpose hardware.

At 1305 the UE 115 may receive, from a base station, an indication of anumerology to be used for a communication procedure. The operations of1305 may be performed according to the methods described herein. Incertain examples, aspects of the operations of 1305 may be performed bya reception component as described with reference to FIGS. 4 through 8.

At 1310 the UE 115 may determine a minimum time gap for thecommunication procedure based at least in part on the numerology. Theoperations of 1310 may be performed according to the methods describedherein. In certain examples, aspects of the operations of 1310 may beperformed by a time gap component as described with reference to FIGS. 4through 8.

At 1315 the UE 115 may communicate with the base station in accordancewith the minimum time gap. The operations of 1315 may be performedaccording to the methods described herein. In certain examples, aspectsof the operations of 1315 may be performed by a communication componentas described with reference to FIGS. 4 through 8.

FIG. 14 shows a flowchart illustrating a method 1400 for numerologydependent communication timing in accordance with aspects of the presentdisclosure. The operations of method 1400 may be implemented by a basestation 105 or its components as described herein. For example, theoperations of method 1400 may be performed by a base stationcommunications manager as described with reference to FIGS. 9 through12. In some examples, a base station 105 may execute a set of codes tocontrol the functional elements of the device to perform the functionsdescribed below. Additionally or alternatively, the base station 105 mayperform aspects of the functions described below using special-purposehardware.

At 1405 the base station 105 may identify a numerology for acommunication procedure. The operations of 1405 may be performedaccording to the methods described herein. In certain examples, aspectsof the operations of 1405 may be performed by a numerology component asdescribed with reference to FIGS. 9 through 12.

At 1410 the base station 105 may convey, to a UE, an indication of thenumerology, wherein the numerology is indicative of a minimum time gapfor the communication procedure. The operations of 1410 may be performedaccording to the methods described herein. In certain examples, aspectsof the operations of 1410 may be performed by a conveyance component asdescribed with reference to FIGS. 9 through 12.

At 1415 the base station 105 may communicate with the UE in accordancewith the minimum time gap. The operations of 1415 may be performedaccording to the methods described herein. In certain examples, aspectsof the operations of 1415 may be performed by a communication componentas described with reference to FIGS. 9 through 12.

FIG. 15 shows a flowchart illustrating a method 1500 for numerologydependent communication timing in accordance with aspects of the presentdisclosure. The operations of method 1500 may be implemented by a UE 115or its components as described herein. For example, the operations ofmethod 1500 may be performed by a UE communications manager as describedwith reference to FIGS. 4 through 8. In some examples, a UE 115 mayexecute a set of codes to control the functional elements of the deviceto perform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively,the UE 115 may perform aspects of the functions described below usingspecial-purpose hardware.

At 1505 the UE 115 may identify that a RACH procedure is to beperformed. The operations of 1505 may be performed according to themethods described herein. In certain examples, aspects of the operationsof 1505 may be performed by a procedure component as described withreference to FIGS. 4 through 8.

At 1510 the UE 115 may receive, at a UE, an indication of a numerologyto be used for the RACH procedure. The operations of 1510 may beperformed according to the methods described herein. In certainexamples, aspects of the operations of 1510 may be performed by areception component as described with reference to FIGS. 4 through 8.

At 1515 the UE 115 may determine a RACH timing to be used by the UEbased at least in part on the numerology. The operations of 1515 may beperformed according to the methods described herein. In certainexamples, aspects of the operations of 1515 may be performed by a timingcomponent as described with reference to FIGS. 4 through 8.

FIG. 16 shows a flowchart illustrating a method 1600 for numerologydependent communication timing in accordance with aspects of the presentdisclosure. The operations of method 1600 may be implemented by a basestation 105 or its components as described herein. For example, theoperations of method 1600 may be performed by a base stationcommunications manager as described with reference to FIGS. 9 through12. In some examples, a base station 105 may execute a set of codes tocontrol the functional elements of the device to perform the functionsdescribed below. Additionally or alternatively, the base station 105 mayperform aspects of the functions described below using special-purposehardware.

At 1605 the base station 105 may identify a numerology to be used for aRACH procedure. The operations of 1605 may be performed according to themethods described herein. In certain examples, aspects of the operationsof 1605 may be performed by a numerology component as described withreference to FIGS. 9 through 12.

At 1610 the base station 105 may convey, to a UE, an indication of theRACH numerology, wherein the RACH numerology is indicative of a RACHtiming for the UE. The operations of 1610 may be performed according tothe methods described herein. In certain examples, aspects of theoperations of 1610 may be performed by a conveyance component asdescribed with reference to FIGS. 9 through 12.

It should be noted that the methods described above describe possibleimplementations, and that the operations and the steps may be rearrangedor otherwise modified and that other implementations are possible.Further, aspects from two or more of the methods may be combined.

Techniques described herein may be used for various wirelesscommunications systems such as code division multiple access (CDMA),time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access(FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), singlecarrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and other systems.A CDMA system may implement a radio technology such as CDMA2000,Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), etc. CDMA2000 covers IS-2000,IS-95, and IS-856 standards. IS-2000 Releases may be commonly referredto as CDMA2000 1×, 1X, etc. IS-856 (TIA-856) is commonly referred to asCDMA2000 1×EV-DO, High Rate Packet Data (HRPD), etc. UTRA includesWideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. A TDMA system mayimplement a radio technology such as Global System for MobileCommunications (GSM).

An OFDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Ultra MobileBroadband (UMB), Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE802.20, Flash-OFDM, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal MobileTelecommunications System (UMTS). LTE, LTE-A, and LTE-A Pro are releasesof UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, NR,and GSM are described in documents from the organization named “3rdGeneration Partnership Project” (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are describedin documents from an organization named “3rd Generation PartnershipProject 2” (3GPP2). The techniques described herein may be used for thesystems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as other systemsand radio technologies. While aspects of an LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, or NRsystem may be described for purposes of example, and LTE, LTE-A, LTE-APro, or NR terminology may be used in much of the description, thetechniques described herein are applicable beyond LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro,or NR applications.

A macro cell generally covers a relatively large geographic area (e.g.,several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs115 with service subscriptions with the network provider. A small cellmay be associated with a lower-powered base station 105, as comparedwith a macro cell, and a small cell may operate in the same or different(e.g., licensed, unlicensed, etc.) frequency bands as macro cells. Smallcells may include pico cells, femto cells, and micro cells according tovarious examples. A pico cell, for example, may cover a small geographicarea and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 115 with servicesubscriptions with the network provider. A femto cell may also cover asmall geographic area (e.g., a home) and may provide restricted accessby UEs 115 having an association with the femto cell (e.g., UEs 115 in aclosed subscriber group (CSG), UEs 115 for users in the home, and thelike). An eNB for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro eNB. An eNBfor a small cell may be referred to as a small cell eNB, a pico eNB, afemto eNB, or a home eNB. An eNB may support one or multiple (e.g., two,three, four, and the like) cells, and may also support communicationsusing one or multiple component carriers.

The wireless communications system 100, 200, or systems described hereinmay support synchronous or asynchronous operation. For synchronousoperation, the base stations 105 may have similar frame timing, andtransmissions from different base stations 105 may be approximatelyaligned in time. For asynchronous operation, the base stations 105 mayhave different frame timing, and transmissions from different basestations 105 may not be aligned in time. The techniques described hereinmay be used for either synchronous or asynchronous operations.

Information and signals described herein may be represented using any ofa variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data,instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chipsthat may be referenced throughout the above description may berepresented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magneticfields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combinationthereof.

The various illustrative blocks and modules described in connection withthe disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with ageneral-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmablelogic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardwarecomponents, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functionsdescribed herein. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor,but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor,controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also beimplemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combinationof a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or moremicroprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other suchconfiguration).

The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, softwareexecuted by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. Ifimplemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may bestored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on acomputer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are withinthe scope of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to thenature of software, functions described above can be implemented usingsoftware executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, orcombinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may alsobe physically located at various positions, including being distributedsuch that portions of functions are implemented at different physicallocations.

Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storagemedia and communication media including any medium that facilitatestransfer of a computer program from one place to another. Anon-transitory storage medium may be any available medium that can beaccessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way ofexample, and not limitation, non-transitory computer-readable media mayinclude RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable read only memory(EEPROM), flash memory, compact disk (CD) ROM or other optical diskstorage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or anyother non-transitory medium that can be used to carry or store desiredprogram code means in the form of instructions or data structures andthat can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer,or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor.

Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. Forexample, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or otherremote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair,digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such asinfrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber opticcable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared,radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk anddisc, as used herein, include CD, laser disc, optical disc, digitalversatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray disc where disks usuallyreproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically withlasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope ofcomputer-readable media.

As used herein, including in the claims, “or” as used in a list of items(e.g., a list of items prefaced by a phrase such as “at least one of” or“one or more of”) indicates an inclusive list such that, for example, alist of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BCor ABC (i.e., A and B and C). Also, as used herein, the phrase “basedon” shall not be construed as a reference to a closed set of conditions.For example, an exemplary step that is described as “based on conditionA” may be based on both a condition A and a condition B withoutdeparting from the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, asused herein, the phrase “based on” shall be construed in the same manneras the phrase “based at least in part on.”

In the appended figures, similar components or features may have thesame reference label. Further, various components of the same type maybe distinguished by following the reference label by a dash and a secondlabel that distinguishes among the similar components. If just the firstreference label is used in the specification, the description isapplicable to any one of the similar components having the same firstreference label irrespective of the second reference label, or othersubsequent reference label.

The description set forth herein, in connection with the appendeddrawings, describes example configurations and does not represent allthe examples that may be implemented or that are within the scope of theclaims. The term “exemplary” used herein means “serving as an example,instance, or illustration,” and not “preferred” or “advantageous overother examples.” The detailed description includes specific details forthe purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques.These techniques, however, may be practiced without these specificdetails. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shownin block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of thedescribed examples.

The description herein is provided to enable a person skilled in the artto make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosurewill be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the genericprinciples defined herein may be applied to other variations withoutdeparting from the scope of the disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is notlimited to the examples and designs described herein, but is to beaccorded the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novelfeatures disclosed herein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station, an indication of a numerology to be used for a communication procedure; determining a minimum time interval for the communication procedure based at least in part on a minimum time gap and a time value, wherein the minimum time gap is an absolute time and the time value is based at least in part on a number of symbols having a symbol duration corresponding to the numerology, wherein the minimum time interval provides a minimum wait time for the UE between receipt of a downlink message and transmission of an uplink message in response to the downlink message; and communicating with the base station in accordance with the minimum time interval.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the downlink message is a grant received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and the uplink message is transmitted via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the downlink message is received via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a corresponding uplink message is transmitted via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the indication of the numerology comprises: receiving the indication of the numerology via one or more of a master information block (MIB), remaining minimum system information (RMSI), a system information block (SIB), a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a radio resource control (RRC) message, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a tertiary synchronization signal, or combinations thereof.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of symbols having a symbol duration corresponding to the numerology is a default number of symbols.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication procedure is a random access channel (RACH) procedure.
 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the minimum time interval is a minimum wait time for the UE between receipt of a successfully decoded random access response (RAR) in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a radio resource control (RRC) connection request transmission.
 8. A method for wireless communications at a base station, comprising: identifying a numerology for a communication procedure; conveying, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of the numerology, wherein the numerology is indicative of a minimum time interval for the communication procedure, wherein the minimum time interval comprises a minimum time gap and a time value, and the minimum time gap is an absolute time and the time value is based at least in part on a number of symbols having a symbol duration corresponding to the numerology, and wherein the minimum time interval provides a minimum time between transmission of a downlink message and receipt of an uplink message in response to the downlink message; and communicating with the UE in accordance with the minimum time interval.
 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the downlink message is a grant received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and the uplink message is transmitted via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the downlink message is received via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a corresponding uplink message is transmitted via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).
 11. The method of claim 8, wherein conveying the indication of the numerology comprises: conveying the indication of the numerology via one or more of a master information block (MIB), remaining minimum system information (RMSI), a system information block (SIB), a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a radio resource control (RRC) message, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a tertiary synchronization signal, or combinations thereof.
 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the number of symbols having a symbol duration corresponding to the numerology is a default number of symbols.
 13. The method of claim 8, wherein the communication procedure is a random access channel (RACH) procedure.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the minimum time interval is a minimum wait time for the UE between receipt of a successfully decoded random access response (RAR) in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and response radio resource control (RRC) connection request transmission.
 15. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive, from a base station, an indication of a numerology to be used for a communication procedure; determine a minimum time interval for the communication procedure based at least in part on a minimum time gap and a time value, wherein the minimum time gap is an absolute time and the time value is based at least in part on a number of symbols having a symbol duration corresponding to the numerology, wherein the minimum time interval provides a minimum wait time for a user equipment (UE) between receipt of a downlink message and transmission of an uplink message in response to the downlink message; and communicate with the base station in accordance with the minimum time interval.
 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the downlink message is received via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a corresponding uplink message is transmitted via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).
 17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the downlink message is received via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a corresponding uplink message is transmitted via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).
 18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions to receive the indication of the numerology are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive the indication of the numerology via one or more of a master information block (MIB), remaining minimum system information (RMSI), a system information block (SIB), a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a radio resource control (RRC) message, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a tertiary synchronization signal, or combinations thereof.
 19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the number of symbols having a symbol duration corresponding to the numerology is a default number of symbols.
 20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the communication procedure is a random access channel (RACH) procedure.
 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the minimum time interval is a minimum wait time for the UE between receipt of a successfully decoded random access response (RAR) in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a radio resource control (RRC) connection request transmission.
 22. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising: a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: identify a numerology for a communication procedure; convey, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of the numerology, wherein the numerology is indicative of a minimum time interval for the communication procedure, wherein the minimum time interval comprises a minimum time gap and a time value, and wherein the minimum time gap is an absolute time and the time value is based at least in part on a number of symbols having a symbol duration corresponding to the numerology, and wherein the minimum time interval provides a minimum time between transmission of a downlink message and receipt of an uplink message in response to the downlink message; and communicate with the UE in accordance with the minimum time interval.
 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the downlink message is a grant received via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and the uplink message is transmitted via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
 24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the downlink message is received via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a corresponding uplink message is transmitted via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).
 25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions to convey the indication of the numerology are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: convey the indication of the numerology via one or more of a master information block (MIB), remaining minimum system information (RMSI), a system information block (SIB), a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a radio resource control (RRC) message, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a tertiary synchronization signal, or combinations thereof.
 26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the number of symbols having a symbol duration corresponding to the numerology is a default number of symbols. 